§ 81. Mr. RAPERasked the Secretary of State for Air what types of aeroplanes and engines are at present in use in the Royal Air Force; and how many of these types were designed before or during 1918?
The SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Captain Guest)As the answer is rather long, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the answer
The following are the types of aeroplanes and engines at present in use in the Royal Air Force. With the exception of the "Vickers Vernon," "Vickers Ambulance," "Fairey 3.D. Seaplane," and "Westland Walrus" machines, all the above aeroplanes and engines were designed before or during 1918.
§ Aeroplanes.
- Avro 504.K.
- Snipe.
- Bristol Fighter.
- D.H.9.A.
- D. H.10.
- Vickers Vimy.
- Vickers Vernon.
- Vickers Ambulance.
- F.2.A. Flying Boat.
- F.5 Flying Boat.
- Fairey 3.D. Seaplane.
- Westland Walrus.
- Sopwith Cuckoo.
- Panther.
- Ships Camel.
- Nieuport Nighthawk.
- Sopwith Salamander.
§ Engines.
- B.R.II.
- B.R.I.
- Hispano Suiza (Viper 1).
- Liberty.
- Mono.
- Napier Lion (II).
- Rolls Royce. (Falcon 3).
- Rolls Royce (Eagle 8).